Petite Lemon Curd Cookies

Ingredients

• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 1 1/4-inch round cookie cutter
• basic butter cookies
• 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar
• ¾ cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• + 4 more ingredients
• • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 1 pastry bag fitted with small plain tip or a heavy-duty sealable plastic bag (not pleated)

Follow recipe for basic butter cookies, forming dough into 2 balls (instead of a log) and flattening each into a 6-inch disk. Chill disks, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour. Simmer lemon juice, zest, sugar, butter, cornstarch, and salt in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderatel...

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